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Truthfully I think a new war now would destroy them. If they let midterms happen
They may genuinely think that electoral politics won't impact them, or that they have it compromised enough or that enough people will actually support them.
They've been overreaching from the start and they're going to reap the consequences. A lot of people on the right and left alike right now are waving their hands at electoralism broadly thinking it doesn't do anything, when it's why we're here at all so there is a large amount of ignorance spread through the country. This could be good news for our elections, it could be terrible news for our world broadly as these chucklefucks start wars and trample over the world.
People didn't even show up for their own human rights, they won't show up because of Iran. Trump will just bomb them to hell and leave it a mess, so no boots on the ground imagery.
Oh yeah if he didn't put any boots on the ground that's different. The American people have a record of being just fine boning anywhere and anything
He's going to try the same thing as Venezuala, put in some sort of goverment that answers to him. It will be harder though.
He's all about imagery. He knows boots on the ground getting blown up is bad imagery, so he'll leave it to who the fuck knows to sort out the mess. Apparently the son of the Shah lives in the US.
You are forgetting 2 very big reasons why Bush was able to start that war
I believe it's a 9/11 reference, with the "two very big reasons" alluding to the Twin Towers.
Sure, but let me get ahead of what you're going to say. 9/11 provided the justification. As of right now, we have not had another 9/11 like event to justify invading another country. Citing a vague threat used to work immediately after 9/11, but that faded after about a decade. All you have to do is look at public opinion of the war in Afghanistan. The vague "threats' of danger stopped working.
Of course as with all horrible things about 30% of the dumbest demographic will support it no matter what.
This isn't the wrong conclusion. I'd say about 30% of people believe that fully. 30% is enough to swing a primary when those 30% make up the majority of the Republican cacus.
Then you have another 15% of the population unwilling to switch parties, vague reasons on culture war issues or "fiscal conservatism".
The final 10% votes on shallow issues. Things like Biden being perceived as old, the economy doing poorly, abortion, or whatever they saw on Facebook last week.
I did not say that, I just don't think it would be recieved favorably.
Neat, I also didn't say that. I undertake that even pre-Trump the US president could invade any country any time they wanted. They had the authority under law to do so.
What I did say was that if elections happen then a random foreign war would not be favorable for the majority party to retain their seats.
You've crafted a very passioned response, but I think you're saying it to the wrong people. Like I agree with most of what you're saying, it just doesn't fit the conversation of the effect a foreign war would have on elections.
I'm well aware the current government is fascist and will do fascist things.
Loyal tribal members, they aren't neccessarily dumb, though many are, they trust their tribe knows what they are doing. You can call that dumb, but how many people trust the democrats to know what they are doing? How many trusted kamala being anointed without a contest?
We all trust the wrong people, they just trust the worst people.
Doomerism. Ignore and move on.
Not really doomerism when we literally had the DHS secretary on mic in public say "we're going to have ICE making sure the right people vote for the right leaders".
When the enemy tells you their plan, believe them the first time.